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EU database shows drastic increase in pesticide findings in food imported from Türkiye

EU database shows drastic increase in pesticide findings in food imported from Türkiye

Some 259 notifications were submitted to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed in the first half of the year.

Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry disregards child health

CHEMIST IN THE KITCHEN / BÜLENT ŞIK

Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry disregards child health

As the interests of the groups who produce and trade in these toxic substances weigh heavily, the ministry does not take a step to solve this issue that closely concerns child health.

12 April 2022 Bülent Şık

‘AKP imported 118 billion dollars worth of agricultural products in 18 years’

CHP’S SARIBAL

‘AKP imported 118 billion dollars worth of agricultural products in 18 years’

Main opposition CHP MP Orhan Sarıbal notes that while Turkey has the largest agricultural production area in Europe, it ranks first in food inflation in the continent, raising concerns that “Turkey does not have food safety.”